Seedling Quality in Serbia – Results from a Three-Year Survey

Environmental conditions and seedling quality interact to produce complex patterns of seedling survival and growth. Root growth potential (RGP) is one metric of seedling quality that can be rapidly measured prior to planting, but the correlation of RGP and seedling performance is not consistent across studies. Site factors including microsite objects that cast shade and competing vegetation can also influence seedling performance. We examined the effects of RGP, presence/absence of a microsite object, and competition cover on the survival and growth of three native conifers to the Inland Northwest, USA, over 5 years. We found that RGP had no effect on the survival or growth of western larch (Larix occidentalis), Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca), and grand fir (Abies grandis) at a mesic north aspect site and a xeric south aspect site. Comparatively, the presence of a microsite increased the odds of survival by 37% for western larch and 158% for grand fir, while the absence of forb cover increased the odds of survival of western larch by 72% and of grand fir by 26%. Douglas fir was less sensitive to microsites and competition. The strong effects of neighborhood conditions around seedlings help inform silvicultural practices to enhance the establishment of western larch and grand fir, including planting seedlings near shading objects and competition control, while these practices may not be as important for Douglas fir.

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Effects of Feijoa Cutting Diameter on Seedling Quality

Agricultural Journal ◽

10.3923/aj.2010.139.141 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 139-141

Author(s):

Meng Zhang ◽

Dan Wang ◽

Shao-Xiong Ren ◽

Li-Zhang Fan ◽

Ren-Dao Liu

Keyword(s):

Seedling Quality

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Biospeckle activity in coffee seeds is associated non-destructively with seedling quality

Annals of Applied Biology ◽

10.1111/aab.12314 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 170 (2) ◽

pp. 141-149 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

P.G. Vivas ◽

L.S. Resende ◽

R.A. Braga ◽

R.M. Guimarães ◽

R. Azevedo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Seedling Quality

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Efektivitas Fungi Mikoriza Arbuskula Indigenous Terhadap Pertumbuhan Stek Pucuk Gosale (Syzygium Malaccense (L.) Merr & L.M Perry)

Journal of Tropical Silviculture ◽

10.29244/j-siltrop.9.3.211-216 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 211-216

Author(s):

Steffani Silferansti Tak ◽

Irdika Mansur ◽

Prijanto Pamungkas

Keyword(s):

Dry Weight ◽

Seedling Quality ◽

New Production ◽

Shoot Dry Weight ◽

Root Shoot Ratio ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Local Plant ◽

Height Increase ◽

Inoculation Treatment ◽

Amf Inoculation

Gosale (Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry) that belongs to the Myrtaceae family is one of the leading local plant species grown in Halmahera, North Maluku. Some problems in gosale breeding such as limited seed availability, low seed production due to seasonal fruiting and the nature of seeds that can not be stored for a long period (recalcitrant), suggest an alternative new production technique through a vegetative propagation (shoot cutting). Moreover, Improved seedling quality can be attempted by AMF inoculation, in which AMF at shoot cuttings play a role in initiating the formation of adventive roots. This study was conducted for 9 months using completely randomized design (CRD) with indigenous AMF inoculation treatment. The results showed that gosale cuttings that planted with indigenous AMF inoculation were effective at all observed variables. Inoculum AMF inoculated without the addition of host plant Pueria javanica at gosale shoot cuttings suggested the best treatment. The treatment of inoculum AMF from Kusumadehe (M1) obtained the best result in the variable of plant height increase, dry weight of shoot, dry weight of root, root shoot ratio), and seedling quality index. While the treatment of Inoculum AMF from Soakonora revealed the highest result in the variable of plant diameter increase and AMF colonization.Keywords: gosale, shoot cuttings, AMF, Pueraria javanica, West Halmahera

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Comparing the Effects of Four Propagation Methods on Hybrid Chestnut Seedling Quality

Trees, Forests and People ◽

10.1016/j.tfp.2021.100157 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 100157

Author(s):

Taylor Evans ◽

Dr. Heather Griscom

Keyword(s):

Seedling Quality ◽

Propagation Methods

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Renewable organic waste as substrate conditioning for the production of Euterpe oleracea seedlings

Research Society and Development ◽

10.33448/rsd-v10i17.24345 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (17) ◽

pp. e76101724345

Author(s):

Amanda da Silva Reis ◽

Nayara Martins Alencar ◽

João Batista Fernandes da Cruz ◽

Maria Luara Aragão Silva ◽

Flavia Barreira Gonçalves ◽

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Keyword(s):

Rice Husk ◽

Native Species ◽

Forest Restoration ◽

Quality Index ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Seedling Quality ◽

Euterpe Oleracea ◽

Renewable Materials ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Absolute Growth

Forest restoration has the premise of restoring degraded native vegetation to conditions prior to degradation. The objective of this work was to evaluate the production of seedlings of a native species from the Amazon biome (Euterpe oleracea) under different substrates. The experiment was carried out at the Federal University of Tocantins, using a completely randomized design, and a 5x 4 factorial scheme, with five substrates (babassu stem + soil, babassu stem + rice husk + soil, coconut fiber + soil, babassu stem + fiber coconut + rice husk + soil, commercial substrate + soil - control), four trial periods (50, 100, 150 and 200 days). The evaluated variables: plant height, stem diameter, shoot dry matter, root dry matter, total dry matter, seedling quality index, leaf area and absolute growth rate. The growth of assai seedlings was influenced by the different substrates, until the 150 days after transplanting the quality and development of the seedlings were the same, both for the treatments that used commercial substrate and for the treatments that used renewable materials in their composition. The treatment using babassu stem (T1) obtained better shoot dry matter, total dry matter and seedling quality index values, in addition to being a material found in abundance in the regions, making this treatment the most viable and recommended for the production of assai seedlings.

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Comparison of seedling quality between autochthonous and poplar clones

REFORESTA ◽

10.21750/refor.3.05.29 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 41 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Goran Servo ◽

Jovana Devetaković ◽

Vladan Ivetić

Keyword(s):

Mass Production ◽

Seedling Quality ◽

Manufacturing Technology ◽

Black Poplar ◽

Poplar Clones ◽

Poplar Seedlings

Autochthonous poplar species were neglected during the intense establishment of plantations using various selected clones. This paper presents the results of seedlings quality comparison of two autochthonous poplars and three clones of poplar (129/81, I-214 and PE 19/66) in order to determine capabilities for mass production of autochthonous poplar seedlings. The seedlings of clone 129/81 have the largest diameter and height, and the seedlings of black poplar shows the smallest values. Seedlings of gray poplar have similar values as seedlings of clone PE 19/66, except diameter on 1 m above the ground. Clone I–214 shows least values relative to seedlings of other two clones. The results obtained in this study indicate the possibility of mass production of autochthonous poplar seedlings. Considering that the seedlings are used primarily for the purposes of conservation, the existing manufacturing technology, as well as the applicable standards of quality seedlings, which are used for highly productive clones of poplar, should be adapted to the production of a large number of genotypes.

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Relationship between morphological and physiological attributes of hop hornbeam seedlings

Glasnik Sumarskog fakulteta ◽

10.2298/gsf1308039i ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 39-50 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Vladan Ivetic ◽

Zoran Davorija ◽

Dragica Vilotic

Keyword(s):

Potassium Concentration ◽

Growing Season ◽

Dry Mass ◽

Seedling Quality ◽

Strong Positive Correlation ◽

Strong Correlations ◽

Morphological Attributes ◽

Collar Diameter ◽

Root Collar ◽

Ostrya Carpinifolia

Most commonly used morphological attributes were correlated with nutrient concentration in order to standardize quality assessment of two-year-old hop hornbeam (Ostrya carpinifolia Scop.) seedlings. Diameter has proven to be the best single morphological indicator of seedling quality given its strong positive correlation with all other observed morphological attributes. Seedling dry mass (shoot and root dry mass) and Dickson Quality Index can be considered the most comprehensive indicators of hop hornbeam seedling quality. However, the measuring of mass is destructive and requires a certain amount of time. The absence of strong correlations between physiological and morphological attributes of two-year old seedlings of hop hornbeam suggests the need for further research. The only significant correlation between physiological and morphological attributes (weak and positive) was recorded between the potassium concentration in root and root collar diameter after the second growing season.

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